HylianTimelord
Why does this video have a comment section riddled with Religious flame wars? It's just astronomy, no blasphemy or bible bashing..,

deathtokoalas
it's probably because he's implying that the earth is more than 5000 years old.

the correct scientific answer is not atheism but agnosticism. we may conclude that the likelihood of a god existing is low, but the moment we make any declarations we're leaving science behind. we don't know, we can never know and there's no use in pretending otherwise.

what science can do is demonstrate that certain claims in certain texts are incorrect and in the process demonstrate that the texts are fallible. but this isn't testing the question of whether a god exists, it's merely testing the validity of scientific statements that appear in religious texts. in all fairness, the bible isn't really much worse than the works of aristotle - they're just wrong in different ways.

if you're arguing about claims, you're carrying on a meaningful discourse that can have a resolution. if you're arguing about the existence or non-existence of god, you're engaging in meaningless rhetoric that has no possible resolution.

you know, you could have shaved in front of her so she'd understand and save her the trouble of thinking her father has been replaced by an imposter. and, if you think she'll quickly get over it or forget about, you're wrong. i still have memories of the day my dad shaved, and i've never really been fully convinced he wasn't replaced.

i must confess: i may be the source of all of the hatred of 12 year-olds in the world, and especially on the internet.

you may have noticed that i use a turn of phrase semi-frequently. "what are you some kind of ____ or something?". it's mel brooks comedy, lifted from get smart. i've been using it as long as i can remember. i always use it ironically, but the nature of the irony shifts. so, if i say something very anarchist that i know most people would think is outlandish, i'll parody the reaction: "what is she, some kind of anarchist or something?". if i see somebody being naive in their politeness, it's "what are you, some kind of canadian, or something?". &etc.

i had a 12 year-old sister once, and i really mercilessly ridiculed her for being 12. "what are you, like 12 or something?". see, the humour is that she actually really was 12, so she had no way to defend herself against the accusation other than to collapse into fits of laughter. but, see, she found it so funny that she went off and accused everybody else of being 12....

that was 1996.

so, i may be responsible for this. if it's true, i must publicly apologize. now that i'm a little older, i understand that 12 year-olds have every right to be as frustratingly idiotic as anybody twice or even thrice their age. it's not fair to pick on them, specifically.